diff --git a/scikits/learn/setup.py b/scikits/learn/setup.py
index 6e12bb372f0ab2f50eab5f1a714310d0394d3e4c..1758d1b36c860b258bd252a8005e195a11a49073 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/setup.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
                          sources=[join('src', 'ball_tree.cpp')],
                          depends=[join('src', 'BallTree.h'),
                                   join('src', 'BallTreePoint.h')],
-                         libraries=["stdc++"],
                          include_dirs=[numpy.get_include()])
 
     # the following packages depend on cblas, so they have to be build